KaBOOM! Recognizes Mercer Island as a "Playful City USA" for the Second Year in a Row! Celebrate by visiting a park, ride a bike, take a swim, go outside and recreate!   Get Out and Play! fun things to do: www.myparksandrecreation.com play structures athletic fields sport and athletic courts hiking, biking and equestrian trails Community Center at Mercer View boating Programs at Luther Burbank Park outdoor play "The Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Department takes pride in providing the highest quality facilities and services in partnership with the community to enhance livability on Mercer Island." Comprehensive and diverse services include recreation, athletic, social, art, special event, park and facility operations/maintenance, open space acquisition, urban forestry management and other services. Services are provided to preschool age children, youth, teen, adult, family and senior populations through partnerships with community agencies, businesses and institutions.

Call for Artists Deadline April 13,2010 Special Events Summer Celebration! Arts Council Recreation Guide Community Center

With over 35 parks and open space areas boasting over 400 acres and trails in excess of 50 miles, the Department maintains

• high demand and multi-use athletic fields
• play structures
• sport and athletic courts
• swimming beaches
• street-end waterfront access areas
• hiking, biking and equestrian trails
• open space areas
• picnic facilities
• boat launch
• Community Center at Mercer View

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As of January 1, 2009, The Parks and Recreation Department implemented new facility rental fees for the Community Center at Mercer View and for ballfields and outdoor special event spaces.
	City of Mercer Island Parks Safety Net Program with Northwest Parks Foundation: New Parks Gift Catalogue ~ ‘Gifts. . .from the Heart’ As part of City of Mercer Island Parks Safety Net program, a twelve-page parks gift catalogue - ‘Gifts. . .from the Heart’  identifies park and recreation needs and to promote planned giving through gifts of cash, property or other securities to enhance the quality of life and invest in the community’s future.  Read more... Click on image at left for a printable copy.

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